Penny Wong (SA, Australian Labor Party, Leader of the Opposition in the Senate) Share this | Hansard source

My question is to the minister representing the Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources, Senator Colbeck. I refer to Mr Joyce's statement that the allocation of water responsibilities is 'crucial for how the coalition works'. Who has responsibility for water and for the Murray-Darling Basin—the agriculture minister, Mr Joyce, or his assistant minister, Senator Ruston? Can the minister confirm that the revised administrative arrangement orders allocate responsibility for environmental water use to Mr Hunt and not to Mr Joyce?